1920s Hand Cut Strip Cards

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Posted By: identify7

I have recently purchased three w514s and I think they compliment my other cards quite well. They sure are different.

What I like best about them is their distinctive (ie. poor quality to most) design and their curious (ie. poorly cut) shapes.

It seems that some kids felt that no borders looked best, while others preferred margins around the picture. I agree with the no margin view - to me they look best that way. The grading companies disagree.

Some kids were not too competent with scissors, or didn't care. I find these to be a quaint part of baseball card Americana. The grading companies disagree.

Seems that to me there are bargains to be had, unless the grading companies rule my preferences. But they don't - they make my bargains. Thoughts?

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Posted By: H Murphy

I also have noticed these various "strip cards". Mostly the 1923 W515's to be exact. The cards are usually poorly cut, but lately I`ve seen some much better versions available on EBAY. Always considered the ugly duckling, for obvious reasons, but, they are affordable and so far for me anyway, just as much fun to try to complete. Ck out the 515-2 Ruth on ebay right now, it`s the highest graded one I`ve seen yet.

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Posted By: jay behrens

my w572 Alexander is oversized. I was really tempted to trim it down for a better grade, but sent it in as it was and it still got a 60. I like the strip cards better with original cut rather than some professional looking cut to get a higher grade.

Jay

My place is full of valuable, worthless junk.

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Posted By: alan

I agree, the older handcut cards are true handcut`s.

theres a certain young persons innocence that comes from these true old time handcuts. it looks true "vintage".

theres also a couple w555 handcut cards on ebay right now also. ty cobb !! and john mcgraw

alan

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Posted By: Julie

in a strip? I thought that was the origin of the name...

Thus, they'd ALL be hand cut!

1919 W514...everyone's home but McMullin.

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Posted By: jay behrens

People trim up strip cards to try and get a higher grade, thus more money. Personal, I think it devlaues the card. I'd be willing to bet Julie's Felsch is a recent trim job

Jay

My place is full of valuable, worthless junk.

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Posted By: ted

Julie ... you posted that to make me jealous...i've got Williams, Cicotte, and Gandil..but that's it.

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Posted By: Julie

5-7 years ago. Agreed, the Felch is probably a modern trim, and the Gandil a very old one.

I do NOT post cards to make people jealous. I post out of having grown up scannless---I didn't know how to post scans until poor Scott Forrest, who regrets the day, taught me how, about 2 years ago....I LOVE to post scans (newsbulliten of the week!)

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Posted By: ted

Lol...julie as always i appreciate seeing your pieces ... especially the black sox stuff.

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Posted By: warshawlaw

where the concessions girl (John Cleese, but anyway) is selling albatross and some one asks him what flavor. "what do you mean, what flavor? It's bloody albatross flavor!" what do they mean hand cut? of course it's hand cut.